Living by the Girl Scout Law: The tradition continues
<p>The Superior Girl Scout troop held an awards ceremony at the Eva Horning Park on May 27 to share their accomplishments with family and friends. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Quick)</p>
“On my honor, I will try: to serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout Law.”
This is the Girl Scout Promise, and on Friday, May 27, the Superior Girl Scout Troop held an awards ceremony with a group of 18 girls who have tried to live up to that promise — a promise they also learned how to say in sign language this last year.
Girl Scouts can receive badges in a number of areas for activities they complete including science and technology; arts and crafts; performance; outdoors; honesty; and friendship, as well as, cookie and candy sales. During the evening they gave speeches about their activities to their parents and friends.
Scout leader Stephanie Quick said that many of the parents have not been able to see what the girls have accomplished during the year and so the banquet is a way to honor their hard work and dedication.
They met every other week on Friday after school this past year. In order to earn a badge they needed to complete four activities per module.
Some of the activities were raking senior citizens’ lawns, having a bake sale, and using the money to purchase items at the grocery store and then donate them to the food bank, said Quick. They also did some caroling at the assisted living center in Superior over the holidays, and started a recycling box for newspapers at the elementary school.
Some other activities included a celebration for the woman who started Girl Scouts, and they had Jackie Callison from Jackie’s Flowers give a presentation on how to run a business. Cynthia Worchester also spoke with the girls about photosynthesis.
Of course, Girl Scouts wouldn’t be complete without selling boxes of those delicious cookies, which taught the girls money management skills.
“These girls are learning great leadership skills and they’re developing a sisterhood,” said Quick. “The older Girl Scouts are expected to mentor the younger participants and take more action in their community.”
The troop is divided up into Daisies, with troop leader, Whitney Neu; Brownies, led by Kate DiGiando, and Juniors with Quick. Clara Wheeler also helps coordinate the troops and is the treasurer. At meetings, the girls were expected to clean up after themselves, take turns being the leader, and even pay dues of a dollar out of their own pocket, not money given to them from their parents.